Improvement in apparatus for cooking eggs



H. FOWLER.

Apparatus for Booking Eggs. 010,148,817. Patented March24,1 874.

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HENRY FOWLER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR COOKING EGGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 148,8 17, dated March24, 1874 application filed March 10,1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY FOWLER, of the city of Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented a certain novel and usefulApparatus for Poaching or Frying Eggs, or for analogous uses; and Ihereby declare in what manner the same is to be constructed, arranged,and operated; and in order that the public may fully understand thenature of my said invention, and those skilled in the tinsmiths art maybe enabled to construct the same, I will describe it as set forth in thefollowing specification, with accompanying drawings, which are letteredto correspond with and form a part of the same, to wit:

Figure 1 is a plan of the oscillating diaphragm A, proved with six orany suitable number of funnel-shaped cups, 1 2 3 4 5 6, slots 8 s s. Thestop-pin P and handle H are firmly secured to the stationary bottomdiaphra gm, as shown at Fig. 2, which is a vertical section of Fig. 1, Arepresenting one-half of the top oscillating plate or diaphragm, A beingthe stationary bottom plate, which is also provided with correspondingstationary, inverted, open-bottomed funnel-shaped cups 1 4 arranged uponthe same arch so as to be immediately under the open-bottomedoscillating. cups 1 and 4, when the diaphragm A is turned upon thescrew-pin N for the purpose of discharging the raw eggs into the hot panB within the lower funnel-shaped cups 1 4, for either poaching or fryingpurposes.

After describing the several parts of my invention, I will next proceedto point out the modus opcrcmcli of using the same.

First turn the movable diaphragm or plate A, Fig. 1, to the right, untilthe small openings in the bottoms of the funnel-shaped cups 1 2 3 4 5 6are closed, distribute or break an egg into each of the inverted hollowconical cups, then turn the oscillating plate A to the left until thecontents of each tunnel is dropped through the openin gs into the pan B,as shown at Fig. 2, where the gelatinous mass is held in shape by theinverted funnel-formed cups 1' and 4, until it is thoroughly fixed foruse.

The novelty of my invention consists in the construction of a diaphragmor horizontal circular plate oscillating upon a pin at the centerthereof, and provided with any suitable number of receptacles, 1 2 3,&c., arranged upon the same arch so as to correspond with and emptythemselves into similar chambers, 1 24, forming a part of the fixed bedplate or diaphragm A in the pan B. Therefore,

hat I claim as novel and useful, and wish to protect by Letters Patentof the United States, is-

An oscillating diaphragm, A, having any 1 number of receptacles or cups,1 2 3 4; 5 6, open at the bottom thereof, in combination with thestationary bed-plate A, with corresponding receptacles or cups 1 4,handle H, slots 8 s s, and stop-pin P, screw-nut and pin N, arranged andoperating substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY FOVVLEB. Witnesses:

JAMES P. MAOLEAN, WILLIAM BRAUN.

